Rick Pitino

Richard Pitino

Born: September 18, 1952 in New York, New York
High School: Saint Dominic in Oyster Bay, New York
College: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Coach in 2013 (Full List)
As Coach: 6 Yrs, 192-220, .466 W-L% (Full Record)

Franchises

• Boston Celtics: May 6, 1997 to January 8, 2001

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Boston Celtics Franchise

• May 27, 1997: Traded Chris Wallace (GM) and a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Ben Pepper) to the Miami Heat for a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Mark Sanford).
• June 25, 1997: Selected Chauncey Billups (1st round, 3rd pick), Ron Mercer (1st round, 6th pick) and Ben Pepper (2nd round, 55th pick) in the 1997 NBA Draft.
• July 7, 1997: Signed Travis Knight as a free agent.
• July 28, 1997: Signed Bruce Bowen as a free agent.
• July 28, 1997: Signed Andrew DeClercq as a free agent.
• July 28, 1997: Signed Tony Massenburg as a free agent.
• August 21, 1997: Traded Eric Williams to the Denver Nuggets for a 1999 2nd round draft pick (Kris Clack) and a 2001 2nd round draft pick (Earl Watson).
• August 22, 1997: Signed Chris Mills as a free agent.
• August 22, 1997: Signed Tyus Edney as a free agent.
• October 22, 1997: Traded Chris Mills, a 1998 2nd round draft pick (DeMarco Johnson) and a 2000 2nd round draft pick (Lavor Postell) to the New York Knicks for Scott Brooks, Dontae' Jones, Walter McCarty and John Thomas.
• October 28, 1997: Traded Tony Massenburg and a 1999 2nd round draft pick (Obinna Ekezie) to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Roy Rogers.
• February 18, 1998: Traded Chauncey Billups, Dee Brown, Roy Rogers and John Thomas to the Toronto Raptors for Kenny Anderson, Popeye Jones and Zan Tabak.
• March 25, 1998: Signed Reggie Hanson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• April 14, 1998: Signed Reggie Hanson to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 24, 1998: Selected Paul Pierce (1st round, 10th pick) in the 1998 NBA Draft.
• January 21, 1999: Traded Travis Knight to the Los Angeles Lakers for Tony Battie.
• January 21, 1999: Signed Dwayne Schintzius as a free agent.
• January 27, 1999: Signed Eric Riley as a free agent.
• February 12, 1999: Signed Marlon Garnett as a free agent.
• March 11, 1999: Traded Andrew DeClercq and a 1999 1st round draft pick (Andre Miller) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Vitaly Potapenko.
• April 14, 1999: Signed Damon Jones to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• May 4, 1999: Signed Damon Jones to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 30, 1999: Selected Kris Clack (2nd round, 55th pick) in the 1999 NBA Draft.
• August 1, 1999: Signed Adrian Griffin as a free agent.
• August 3, 1999: Signed Wayne Turner as a free agent.
• August 3, 1999: Traded Popeye Jones, Ron Mercer and Dwayne Schintzius to the Denver Nuggets for Danny Fortson, Eric Washington, Eric Williams and a 2001 1st round draft pick (Kedrick Brown).
• August 5, 1999: Signed Calbert Cheaney as a free agent.
• October 21, 1999: Signed Marty Conlon as a free agent.
• November 8, 1999: Signed Doug Overton as a free agent.
• December 13, 1999: Signed Jamel Thomas as a free agent.
• June 28, 2000: Selected Jerome Moiso (1st round, 11th pick) in the 2000 NBA Draft.
• June 28, 2000: Traded a 2001 2nd round draft pick (Earl Watson) and a 2001 2nd round draft pick (Michael Wright) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Josip Sesar.
• August 1, 2000: Signed Mark Blount as a free agent.
• August 3, 2000: Signed Randy Brown as a free agent.
• August 16, 2000: As part of a 4-team trade, the Boston Celtics traded Danny Fortson to the Golden State Warriors; the Boston Celtics traded Dana Barros to the Dallas Mavericks; the Dallas Mavericks traded Robert Pack, Hot Rod Williams and cash to the Boston Celtics; the Dallas Mavericks traded Bruno Sundov to the Utah Jazz; the Golden State Warriors traded Bill Curley to the Dallas Mavericks; the Golden State Warriors traded Donyell Marshall to the Utah Jazz; the Utah Jazz traded a 2001 1st round draft pick (Joseph Forte) to the Boston Celtics; the Utah Jazz traded Howard Eisley to the Dallas Mavericks; and the Utah Jazz traded Adam Keefe to the Golden State Warriors.
• August 21, 2000: Signed Chris Carr as a free agent.
• October 16, 2000: Traded Calbert Cheaney and Robert Pack to the Denver Nuggets for Chris Herren and Bryant Stith.
• November 6, 2000: Signed Rick Brunson as a free agent.
• December 6, 2000: Signed Milt Palacio as a free agent.